Sir, I can do it!

Wan Yanzhen was fully dressed and was about to set off when suddenly a gust of wind blew through the house, and the doors and windows were suddenly closed.He hurriedly grasped the dagger at his waist, suddenly his neck felt cold, and he couldn't move.

"who!"

Changsun Ke didn't show up, deliberately lowered his voice, and said, "You don't need to know who I am, you just need to know that Gu Jin, your eyeliner, is in my hands now."

Wan Yanzhen's expression changed.

"Gu Jin has truthfully explained the matter of His Highness the Second Prince, not only the Meiyuan case, but also the Northern Territory."

"What are you talking about, I don't understand your highness."

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, I can explain it to the second prince slowly, but I don't know that the soldiers, horses, food and salaries that the second prince hoarded in the northern border will not wait."

Wan Yanzhen's pupils shrank violently: "Who the hell are you?"

"Listen well. First, the Meiyuan case was manipulated by Wan Yanhong. Second, Daqi from the six prefectures in Shuobei will not return it. Third, don't play on the idea of ​​the third son of Wei. Do as I say, and Gu Jin will take care of himself." It will be handed over to you. As for the matter of the Northern Territory, it is a battle between you Beiyan and has nothing to do with me. As long as you do not violate the interests of my great Qi, I will keep the secret for you."

"How can I trust you?"

"Do you have a choice?"

Wanyan Zhen's face was livid with anger, and his face was tense.

Changsun Ke sneered: "Don't think that I don't know what you are planning. If you want to confirm the fact that Wan Yanhong is dead, you will veto it regardless of whether it is Wan Yanhong who appears in the courtroom tomorrow. Leave the matter to Young Master Wei San, and take the opportunity to ask for the six prefectures in Shuobei. After this matter is completed, the emperor of Beiyan will look at you with admiration. And Wan Yanhong, a dead prince will not cause any disturbance in Beiyan. You know He disappeared in the west of the city, as long as we send more people to get rid of Wan Yanhong, there will be no worries. Is that so."

Wan Yanzhen's clothes were soaked in cold sweat, and his face turned pale instantly.

"I agree to your terms."

"The second prince knows the current affairs. It's getting late, the car and the car are all ready, the second prince please enter the palace."

Wan Yanzhen froze in place for a long time, until the guard knocked on the door, did he come back to his senses.The acupuncture points on his body have been removed, he moved his shoulders slightly, and gave the guard a cold look: "Where did you go just now?"

The guard was a little dazed: "The villain has been guarding the door. Seeing that His Highness hasn't come out for a long time, he thought that His Highness had forgotten the time, so he knocked on the door to remind him."

"Did you see someone come in?"

The guard shook his head.

Wan Yanzhen's hands trembled a little, the martial arts of the visitor was so high that he could avoid the guards around him in broad daylight without anyone noticing...

He made up his mind: "Let's go."

State affairs are not discussed at the palace banquet, but the two sides come and go to test each other, and their words hide their wits.Wan Yanzhen was a little restless thinking about Changsun Ke's words, and the conversation was inevitably perfunctory.As a result, Li Huai couldn't help but think a little more, thinking that Wan Yanzhen's vague words had other cards.Even an insignificant sentence has to be pondered over and over again to savor the meaning.

After a banquet, all the courtiers were sweating profusely, Li Huai was exhausted, Wan Yanzhen looked uneasy, and Beiyan's envoys were at a loss.

On the contrary, Wei Zhao, the protagonist of the Meiyuan case, was left out in the cold, but he was also happy, and went back home contentedly after the feast was over.

Wei Ru was left in the palace after he left the court, and after the palace banquet was over, he was invited to the Xuanming Hall to discuss matters together with several of Li Huai's loyal ministers.As a general, he rarely goes to court if there is no war. Although he has been diligent in court recently, it is only because of Wei Zhao's affairs.It can be seen that the courtiers deliberated and deliberated, and finally came up with a charter. After the palace banquet, Li Huai found out many doubts, and there was no end to it.

Wei Ru was already sleepy, and sat quietly with drooping eyelids, listening to those people arguing, and sneered in his heart: a bunch of old guys are not as good as his son.

Changsun Ke lived in the Hou Mansion for the past few days, and he also vaguely inquired about the progress of the Meiyuan case. Seeing that his son, the old god, is here, there will be no major problems.

However, the Meiyuan case was investigated by the Nanfu, and now Changsun Ke is seriously injured and needs to rest in bed. Supervisor Zhan Shao does not know as well as Wei Zhao about this case, so the point of contention among the courtiers at this time is whether Wei Zhao can go to court to defend himself.After all, he has a lot to do with the case, so it is reasonable to avoid suspicion.But for some reason, the emperor turned a deaf ear to his private investigation, apparently acquiescing.

Therefore, Wei Ru took the opportunity to raise the matter of self-defense, which was related to Wei Zhao, so he was naturally worried about handing over the case to others.

Seeing that the sky was getting late but there was still no result, Li Huai had a headache, looked up and saw Wei Ru closed his eyes and rested his mind, looking indifferent, he simply waved his hand, allowing Wei Zhao to defend himself in court.

Rao Weiru knew that the case was basically heard, but he was still a hundred worried about the matter involving his youngest son. When he came back from the palace, he didn't even have time to take a sip of tea and went straight to Guiyun Courtyard. It was pitch black, and only the sound of insects could be heard.

The night watchman tremblingly said: "The young master came back and talked with the elder grandson for a while and then fell asleep."

Wei Ru immediately turned dark, turned around and left.

A heartless one!

There were frequent secret fights among the four countries, and the Meiyuan case happened in the prosperous theater in Shengjing. There were not a few people who witnessed the case that day, so there were many people who paid close attention to the case in private.

Zhan Yi gave Li Huai a thorough understanding, that's why he decided to try the case publicly, in order to win the game under the watchful eyes of everyone.

After Wei Zhao changed his clothes, he sat obediently on the couch for fear of causing wrinkles.After eating breakfast, seeing Chang Sun Ke leisurely flipping through the history books, he finally confirmed: "You really don't want to go? Old doctor Lin said that your wounds are recovering well, and the internal injuries really need to be recuperated, but it's okay to go out and relax." It doesn't matter. What's more, today is my defense in court, don't you want to see it?"

Changsun Ke said nonchalantly, "I don't like being watched like a monkey."

Wei Zhao: ...He who is about to become a monkey feels offended.

"Okay." Wei Zhao stood up and brushed off his sleeves: "I'm afraid you won't be able to see my handsome figure. Hey, I suddenly remembered that Qin Yusheng is also a witness, and he should also appear in court today."

Wei Zhao took a sneak peek, and sure enough, Changsun Ke stopped turning the pages of the book.

Half an hour later, the carriage of the Third Young Master Wei of Zhen Guohou's Mansion set off, followed by an inconspicuous carriage, which wobbled to the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment.

Changsun Ke didn't follow, but hid himself in the crowd and stopped in a place with a good view.Not far away was the Wei family who came to listen together. In fact, only Wei Shuhua was holding Wei Yuan, together with Han Chongliang, Lu Chengyi and Feng Yu, all occupied the front row.

The case was presided over by Cai Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, and the Supervisory Yuan performed the supervisory duties, and officials from the six ministries were in attendance.On Beiyan's side, Wan Yanzhen personally sits in charge.

When Wei Zhao was summoned, both parties were present in the courtroom.He raised his eyebrows and glanced around, secretly speechless, it seems that everyone didn't sleep well last night.

Cai Yan's expression was gloomy, he slapped the gavel, and shouted: "Who is under the hall and what has been committed, let me tell you the truth!"

Leaning on crutches, Wei Zhao limped forward and bowed to him unhappily: "Wei Zhao, the third son of Zhen Guohou Wei Ru, was summoned by the adults because of his involvement in the Meiyuan case."

Seeing his virtue, Cai Yan didn't bother to look at him, so she waved her hand and asked the little official to bring a chair over, as a way to show Zhen Guohou a face.

Wei Zhao hurriedly thanked them with a smile, sat down in a big way, and raised his chin at the envoys of Beiyan like showing off his might.

"Everyone is well."

The envoy of Beiyan blushed and said angrily: "Is this the Qi State Court! Even the murderer is so arrogant, it can be seen that the law enforcement is lax, lazy and slack, and the description of the law is empty. How can we convince the people in the long run!"

Cai Yan raised her eyelids: "Why don't Beiyan worry about the laws of my country of Qi? This case has not been convicted yet, so how can you insist that Mr. Wei San is the murderer?"

The envoy of Beiyan said: "On March [-]th, the four princes of our country were stabbed to death in Meiyuan. In full view, they died under the sword of the third prince of your country. The cold moon blade is the physical evidence, and the Meiyuan spectators are the witnesses. Isn't that enough?"

That day 'Wanyanhong' was indeed pierced through by the dagger in Wei Zhao's hand, this is undeniable.

Wei Zhao was categorical: "Not enough."

Beiyan envoy's eyes widened angrily: "If you were a spectator in Meiyuan that day, you would be blind!"

Wei Zhao shook his head: "Seeing is not necessarily believing. Besides, Wan Yanhong is not dead at all, so why am I pleading guilty?"

The envoy of Beiyan was lucky: "You have nothing to prove, and wanton slander, where do you put me, Beiyan! Well, you say that the fourth prince of our country is still alive, and there is evidence!"

Wei Zhao pressed his hand to comfort him: "Don't worry, the evidence will arrive soon. But before that, I have to avenge the three families. These three cases are all related to the Meiyuan case, and the truth is not clear." It’s in it, and I hope your lord will allow it.”

Naturally, Cai Yan was right.

Beiyan's envoy's face was gloomy. Seeing Wanyan Zhen's absent-mindedness, he felt even more angry.Although Wan Yanzhen was the head of this mission, not all the envoys were Wan Yanzhen's confidantes.It's just that everyone's mission is the same this time, and they have drawn up a set of diplomatic rhetoric based on the news that has already passed through Shengjing along the way.But the sudden appearance of Changsun Ke yesterday disrupted all of Wan Yanzhen's plans.

At the palace banquet, his words were secretive, which must have made the envoys who came with him suspicious.If Qi Guo is allowed to lead him by the nose today, he is afraid that when he returns to Beiyan, what awaits him will be his father's scolding and neglect.He took a deep breath, there is only one chance, as long as Wan Yanhong does not show up, everything will go according to plan.

Wan Yanzhen clenched his fists, his palms were wet and slippery.

Wei Zhao glanced at him, and said quietly: "...After the Meiyuan incident, Zhang Bing, the prime minister of Honglu Temple, was imprisoned, and Dong Yu, a miscellaneous official who was in charge of receiving envoys from Beiyan, also disappeared. The last corpse, dressed as a servant of Honglu Temple and wearing a token of Honglu Temple, was identified by the villagers of Xiahe Village as Dong Yu. This is the first case."

Cai Yan nodded: "Bring witnesses to court!"

Zhan Yi submitted the Nanfu inspection records, and the three brothers of the Dong family and the Jiang family were all summoned to court.

After Cai Yan looked through the records, Chao Weizhao said: "Dong Yu drowned. According to the records, there were scars on both arms. It was written that Dong Yu killed him. Did the third son find the murderer who killed Dong Yu?"

"Of course I found it, but what I want to say is that this corpse is not Dong Yu at all."

Dong Laoer's face changed, and he lost his voice: "This is obviously Dong Yu!"

Wei Zhao stood up on crutches, walked around the three brothers of the Dong family, and finally stopped in front of the second brother Dong, and said, "After the body was carried back to Nanfu, the Director of Supervisor Zhan found Aunt Jiang and your three brothers as witnesses. Aunt Jiang denied that the corpse was Dong Yu, but you three brothers are sure that the corpse is Dong Yu."

"Ms. Jiang is insane. Everyone in Xiahe Village knows about it. The adults have also inquired about it. Her words are not enough to prove it."

"Dong Er, you are a gambler. You lost all your wealth and owed a whole lot of debts. But not long ago, you not only paid off your gambling debts, but also became rich. Your wife usually wears patches and patches, But suddenly wearing gold and silver, I don’t know where you made a fortune?”

Dong Laoer said with a guilty conscience: "I, I won it back from a bet!"

Wei Zhao casually said: "Which casino? How much money did you gamble on? Is there any evidence?"

Dong Lao Er was so frightened that he repeatedly said that he was the money he won from gambling.

Wei Zhao ignored him temporarily, and said to Cai Yan: "My lord, please read the inspection records. Dong Yu is a scholar, and he often copied books in the Huguo Temple. Investigation, but the palm is intact, with thick calluses in the palm, which was also formed over the years. But the Dong family is poor and has no land, and usually relies on Aunt Jiang to make candied fruit for a living. Even if there is work in the family, there is only a little housework. How did this form? Callouses."

Cai Yan nodded in agreement.

"During the examination of the corpse, I accidentally found another soaked herb, and Master Changsun confirmed that the medicine is red radish."

Wan Yanzhen's eyelids twitched.

Wei Zhao continued: "Dong Yu often copied books in Huguo Temple, and usually bought medicines in Huichun Hall, so Master Changsun came to the door to inquire in person, and learned that Dong Yusu had a heart disease, but there was no such medicine in the prescription. I thought The clues were interrupted at this point, and I didn't expect that Chengxi Lifu Chen made a big fuss at the Huichun Hall that day, saying that his brother Wenyu had disappeared and hadn't returned for many days... This is the second case I want to talk about."

Cai Yan nodded again: "Bring people to give evidence!"

Manager Meng of Huichuntang was taken into custody together with the boy and Deputy Fang. When Dong Laoer saw Deputy Secretary Fang, his legs went limp.

Deputy Secretary Fang had already lost all energy and energy after being tortured by the Nanfu, so he immediately explained how he acted that day, and truthfully explained that he bribed Dong Laoer to give a false testimony.

All of the above can prove that this corpse is indeed not Dong Yu, but Wen Yu, an elementary school apprentice of Huichun Hall.

That being the case, where is the real Dong Yu?

Just as Cai Yan was about to ask a question, she saw Wei Zhao's mouth twitch, and Cai Yan's heart skipped a beat, feeling that nothing good was going on.

really……

"This third case..." Wei Zhao thumped his crutches loudly, with a look of shame and indignation: My lord, you have to decide for me!This young master wants to sue Wanyanhong, the fourth prince of Beiyan, and sue him for robbing civilian men! "